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Friday, 16 February 2018

To me seeing what had happened to Tonga on the news made feel heartbroken. I never thought something would happen like that to the island of Tonga. The situation was so bad it hurt a lot of people who lived there. I pray that they are all safe.

Wednesday, 14 February 2018

Welcome to the New Comers of my Blog this Year!
This Year I am going to work on trying to draw people to my Blog to look at what I have been learning in my classroom. I hope you all had a wonderful week starting school!

Tuesday, 19 December 2017

During the early years in New Zealand, men and women would
often marry at a young age. Women were expected to have
babies and remain in the home caring for their children.
Few, if any, left home in search of work. Men, on the other
hand, were expected to work outside of the home.

These days, we don’t have the same strict expectations about
work. Girls and boys can choose their own path in life. In fact,
I was lucky enough to go to university and to follow my dream
of becoming a teacher!

What is your dream job?Draw a picture of yourself doing your
dream job and post it on your blog. You could be a doctor, an
actor or even a zookeeper! I have drawn myself taking a
picture of a beautiful castle in Poland because I would love
to become a travel blogger and photographer one day.

I would love to be an author because I would love to teach kids about the world.

In the 1800s, most Māori lived in villages calledpa. Each village
had many buildings –kauta where people cooked,pataka where
they stored goods andwharepuni where the Māori slept. A
traditionalwharepuni had a thatched roof and walls made of
timber, fern, rushes and bark. Look at the picture below of
a traditional wharepuni. Does it look like your house?

On your blog, compare thewharepuni to your own home.
What are two similarities and two differences between a
Wharepuni and your house?

Monday, 18 December 2017

To this day, the people of New Zealand still use waka. Instead of
using their waka to transport them from one place to another, they
sometimes use waka in special events and in sporting competitions
such asWaka Ama. Both boys and girls compete in Waka Ama
boat races.

Watch this shortvideo of a Waka Ama race. On your blog tell us
whether you would like to be in a Waka Ama race one day.
Why or why not?

I would like to participate in the Waka Ama race one day because I love races and I

The first settlers to come to New Zealand must have been really
brave! They had to leave their original homes and sail thousands
of miles across the ocean on a special boat called a ‘waka’ to
reach New Zealand.

Imagine that you were on board one of the wakas. On your blog,
write a short letter to a friend telling them about your voyage
to New Zealand. In the letter be sure to tell them how you feel
about moving to a new country. If it was me, I would have felt
really nervous…

It is widely believed that the first people to arrive in New Zealand came from Polynesia. Most historians believe that they landed in New Zealand over 700 years ago. Although they were originally from many different countries, these settlers learned to live together and, eventually, formed their own distinct culture known as ‘Māori.’ Māori have their own language, traditions, and culture.

Follow this link to read a short story about a famous man in Māori mythology – Maui. On your blog, post three facts that you learned about this interesting man. What other stories have you heard about Maui?

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About Me

Malo lelei,

my name is Maris Stella and I am a year 7 student at St. Pius X Catholic School. I belong to the St. Peter Chanel Aiga at SPX Nu'u. I like to sing and I have a beutiful voice. I don't like nosiy people. I am Tongan and I love my family.